Welcome to our charming apartment, ideally nestled in the heart of the Marais district. As soon as you arrive, you'll be greeted by a bright, spacious living room, with a comfortable double sofa bed and TV for your moments of relaxation. The adjacent kitchenette is fully equipped with everything you need to prepare your meals. Perfect for a single person or a couple on a trip to Paris. The modern bathroom features a walk-in shower and tumble dryer, while the toilet is separate for added convenience. This peaceful apartment offers all the comforts you need for a pleasant stay in the French capital, and our hotel linen is always included for your utmost comfort.
Not Worth It - Did not feel safe as single solo woman traveler
Let me begin with the apartment. Itâs fine. Dirty silverware and not enough toilet paper for a whole week. You also share an entrance with the property owner, who you can hear through your apartment door make comments about you being at the apartment or not. Take that for what you want.Let me end with if you want to be forced to communicate with a semi unhinged man who will yell, harass, and berate you then rent at this place. Anton was completely unprofessional from my first messaged sent about my arrival time. If you communicate with him outside of his specific business hours, he will reprimand you. This is an unreasonable request as not all renters live in France. After letting both Ruben and Anton know what time I was arriving and would like to check in, neither mentioned an early check in fee. Anton tried to slip that in between harassing me about meeting up at the wrong place. I met up at the wrong place because Ruben agreed to meet at the rental agency since I did not feel comfortable meeting Anton. But that was never going to happen as Anton had the keys. Anton felt so offended by my one cuss word at him that he was going to hold the keys hostage until a later time. He did give me the keys but before he did he said âare you going to play nice now?â. I felt so gross, humiliated, and mistreated from just the check in. I would love to post the emails, text messages, and voice messages, but Vrbo wonât let me here.
While the neighbourhood is great and the apartment is okay, communication was completely unprofessional. Ruben you clearly had no intention to meet me at your rental office as the keys were with Anton even though I have it in email that we agreed I could go to the office. Also no one in your office knew where you could be found so that was a fun surprise.Antonâs behaviour was semi unhinged as he lectured and berated me from his very first message to me. If you work in hospitality, it should be understood that people will rent from other time zones and will need to communicate outside of French business hours. I did not need to be yell at me for being at the office which I had agreed to meet Ruben. It seems Ruben also lacked communication with you and I, but I do not need to be caught in the middle. Frankly, if you stopped and listened to anything I had to say rather than berating me maybe we could have had a respectful conversation. But again you were disrespectful from your first text message back to me.Lastly even after telling both Ruben and Anton what time I would arrived and reading the rules, neither of them mentioned paying an early arrival fee. However Anton did try to drop that in between harassing me for not meeting him at what time he thought I was arriving. Nothing was confirmed with Anton before my arrival because I expected to meet Ruben at his office. So yes, decent apartment. Not worth being treated like this.
First time in Paris, was blown away. The neighborhood is lovely and has fantastic food. This home is in an amazing location and has a lot to offer. Easy check in, very clean, and full shower.
The only thing this place could use is a fan or two since their appeared to be no a/c.
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I had significant problems with this rental:
CONSTRUCTION
* There was construction on the walls immediately outside the apartment, starting every day at 8am with drilling and jackhammering. This was not disclosed so was a total surprise to me.
* This also meant that the pathway to the apartment was dirty, with dust, detritus, construction materials, and scaffolding.
* The windows of the apartment open to the airway between buildings, which housed the construction. Scaffolding was built at the windows so that crews could operate on the exterior apartment walls. This meant lack of privacy and security.
* The dust and grime from construction also meant that opening the windows allowed dust into the room. With the heat and no AC, this made the stay worse.
COMMUNICATION
* The super never confirmed the time/place for key handoff, so arriving was filled with anxiety. He did show up, though 20 minutes late.
* Upon checkin, the apartment had not yet been cleaned and was not ready as promised at 3pm. It took 4 hours for the cleaning person and supplies to fully arrive before I had the place to myself.
* Because of the construction, the exterior doors were often left open, which reduced the security of the entryway.
* At one point this also caused a malfunction of the exterior door, which kept me from entering for 15 minutes.
* When recounting these problems to the owner, no accommodation or refund was given.
I would avoid Rentals by Ruben!
Great location to all of the popular tourist attractions! Short walk to the train station and most bus stops. The owners were super friendly and nice and I would definitely recommend this property.